“It’s not me that you should be searching for but the one who sent me. The Companion knows all that you need, Saskia. He is the one who can answer your prayers.” – Madame Raphael

G.P. Taylor’s “The Secret of Indigo Moon” picks up two weeks after the first installment in his “Dopple Ganger” series. Erik Morrissey Ganger and twins Sadie and Saskia Dopple are back at the Isambard Dunstan’s School for Wayward Children, precocious as always.

One evening a strange storm and loud door slams wake Erik. He investigates and finds two men going into a secret passage under the school’s tower. Erik eventually tells the twins what he witnesses and gets them involved in the mystery.

When Saskia is trapped in a sarcophagus, Erik and Sadie must go after the men – one of whom is familiar to them, and solve the mystery of the art theft case at the home of the school’s neighbor, Lord Gervez. With the help of Gervez’s detective niece, Dorcas Potts, the young trio takes on the case.

This story is filled with interesting twists and turns, including the mystery of a missing headmistress, secret tunnels, and a giant carousel called the Garazello. Some characters from the first book, including the Great Potemkin and Madame Raphael, return. And just what, or who, is the Indigo Moon?

Using comics (which I felt were much better in this book), traditional text, illustrations and word pictures, “The Secret of Indigo Moon” is an interesting and great read for kids of all ages. Once again, it also subtly touches on the theme of reaching out to a greater power who loves us and seeks after us.